Jewish reading recommendations
It is these expressions of Jewish life before the war - beset with jokes, neuroses, and anguish - which stay alive long after reading the texts. I would highly recommend.
Haute Kosher: The lady doth kvetch too much (or does she?)
kvetch
Etymology: Yiddish kvetshen to talk about something at great length and (often) in an annoying manner, semantic development (perhaps reflecting an extended use along...
Haute Kosher: Rediscovering a family
I never really thought to ask about my family. I knew that some of us came over from Russia, Ukraine, Poland – but I...
Haute Kosher: On the politicisation of Jewish identity: or, why sometimes I wish I could care less
CW: Antisemitism
Being Jewish isn’t an easy gig. Or at least, it doesn’t always feel like it. That doesn’t mean I don’t also love being...
Haute Kosher: To life, l’chaim
"We must not live in fear; we must live so vibrantly that if we are taken again, we will have left our mark, so that even after our death, we will live."
